#DONTJUDGECHALLENGE..?

The "Dont Judge Me Challenge" is a trending topic throughout social media, which truly defeats the purpose it is trying to convey. The original purpose of this challenge is to show that there is an inner beauty within everyone that is more perfect than what we attempt to create through aesthetic ideals. But to me this is creating a reversed effect.

Young people are turning to their phones and creating vines, videos, photos of before and after pictures of themselves being "ugly" before hand then "beautiful" after which to me seems in fact quite judgmental. These before photos include people wearing glasses, drawing uni-brows on their foreheads and drawing acne upon their faces, then they reveal a new version of themselves where their skin appears to be flawless, their glasses are removed and they have no excess facial hair. But surely this shows how truly damaged our society is as why should our natural appearance be portrayed with such a negative stigma?

Yes it is a known fact that within current society their is a high demand for beauty, weight loss and self improvements, I mean look at the majority of beauty bloggers and you tubers. There is nothing wrong with being proud of your appearance and wanting to improve yourself and yes I follow these bloggers and attempt to do their tutorials..

But there is a difference between wanting to make yourself happier by applying makeup etc and pampering yourself a little bit in comparison to displaying your flaws as negative attributes.

What I am trying to say is that "The Dont Judge Me Challenge" is in fact very judgmental and is  a false reflection of how people should be judged as it is creating a image of beauty which is not truly natural and denies natural human attributes. 

Beauty is not the ideal of flawless skin and eyes that pop, it is as cheesy as it sounds happiness, confidence and being a truly kind person who thinks of others before themselves and if you dont have positivity within your life or see the good in others then how can you possibly see the beauty within yourself. 

I am an avid follower of a Sprinkle of Glitter and to me, this woman is extremely inspiring for many different reasons but why I truly respect her is because of her positive outlook on life which she reflects through her personality, work ethic and campaigns. 

Louise has shown her support for the campaign #Thisgirlcan and it is truly a fantastic opportunity for women to feel empowered to be able to do anything they set their mind too. Yes we have wobbly bits which we may be ashamed of, but this shouldn't dishearten us to go after what we want. It aims us to overcome the barriers of judgmental ideals which brings me back to this "Dont Judge me Challenge.."

Women and Men face many obstacles within life which challenge us physically and mentally. So why should it be a challenge to not judge others? I understand and admit that sometimes we do judge a book by its cover, that's probably why I haven't read many classic novels, but to me in regards of human beings, we should never look at someone and point out their flaws. And if you re a person who does this, I think you need to overcome personal issues which are holding you back from seeing your true beauty and the beauty of the world around you. 

The "Dont judge me challenge" is basically like most of these challenges, a popularity contest and what is most upsetting is that many of these people taking part in this challenge are adolescents who are easily influenced, growing and learning about the world around them. Surely this across the internet is not a positive ideal which you would want your child look at? Especially since many teenagers main struggle with growing up is coping with how their bodies are changing and evolving into adulthood, so of course they will get acne, stretch marks, hair in places they never thought. Why should we shame this natural state of the human body? 

So heres my new challenge to everyone in the world. The new and improved don't judge me challenge which consists of a picture of yourself when you are happiest.

Here's mine in my dressing gown snuggling with my pooch, my glasses on no makeup watching This morning. Bliss. #Dontjudgemerevolution

So to conclude this rant I have three Confessions of the Dont Judge Me Challenge:

1. DONT BE SUCKED IN BY IT! Its a huge popularity contest which reflects the wrong attributes to judge a person on. Judge them for their personality, not their looks.

2. THIS IS NOT A NEGATIVE ARTICLE TOWARDS MAKEUP. I love makeup and its something fun which I do to make me happy and it makes me feel comfortable. But it does not conclude the beauty of a person. You may have flawless skin and golden hair and look like a princess, but you could also have the personality of a dried up plum and a negative outlook on life.. Which leads me onto my third and final ramble

3.LOOK PAST THE EXTERIOR APPEARANCE OF AN INDIVIDUAL AND INTO THEIR PERSONALITY. Looks can be deceiving and some of the most beautiful people I have ever known or met, are beautiful more so because of their kind nature.